Book Review: Space Ace
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author:
This Space Available
Welcome to the NSS blog. Feel free to comment on any post (comments are moderated so won’t show up immediately). Contributors to the NSS Blog are unpaid volunteers. Unless specifically labeled an NSS position or press release, all blog posts represent the views of the author and not of NSS, even if written by an NSS officer.
Gus Grissom’s facial expression above sums up my reaction to the newly-released Apollo 18 movie. 1959 photo from Life magazine. Yes, I did pay $10...
According to Space.com, NASA officials announced this morning the ISS might be de-crewed (unmanned) staring in November due to the recent Progress launch vehicle failure....
It’s been kind of a crazy week everywhere for pretty much everyone, so I am going to keep this post short and sweet. According to...
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project crews. From left, Apollo’s crew consisted of Donald “Deke” Slayton (a Mercury 7 astronaut), Thomas P. Stafford, and Vance Brand. Soyuz’s crew...
Video of today’s Progress M-12M/44P launch, which re-entered and crashed shortly following its launch due to a propulsion system failure. Video courtesy of Spaceflight101. ...
Pete Conrad does typical Pete Conrad stuff, 1965, in preparation for Gemini 5. Thanks to Retro Space Images for this amazing photo! Emily Carney is...
1971 NASA publication highlighting sites and features of the Moon from lunar orbiters. NASA has been known to send out various pamphlets, brochures, and publications...
“If you take more blood from me, Joe, I am so gonna ban you from the beer spigot.” Pete Conrad submits to a dental checkup...
Juno at 12:20 AM EDT on August 18, 2011. The solar-powered space probe is currently chillin’ in front of Uranus and Jupiter (its destination in...
“Going to the Moon, BRB.” Gene Cernan does his Apollo 17 mission commander thing, 1972 NASA photo. I am going to be out of the...
I can smell them from almost 46 years back. Gemini 7 returns from spending two weeks in a floating toilet, December 18, 1965. Life magazine...
The author standing in front of Juno’s Atlas V, August 4th, 2011. GO BIG OR GO HOME! My article summing up Juno’s NASA Tweetup went...
Categories
Follow Us On Social Media
JOIN THE
GREATEST ADVENTURE
Give The Gift Of Space: Membership For Friends and Family
Book Reviews
Book Review: Return to Launch
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Casey Suire Title: Return to Launch: Florida and America’s Space Industry Author: Stephen C. Smith Format:
Book Review: Reality Check
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Dale Skran Title: Reality Check Authors: Brad Wieners and David Pescovitz Format: Paperback Pages: 161 Publisher:
Book Review: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs Author: Subodhana Wijeyeratne Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle
Archives
Popular
BOOK REVIEWS
Recent Blog Posts
By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: Falcon Heavy side booster landings took place within about 5 seconds of each other at landing sites...
The 44th Annual International Space Development Conference is in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 The National Space Society is pleased to announce a keynote by...
The 44th Annual International Space Development Conference is in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 The National Space Society is pleased to announce its Space Pioneer...
The National Space Society invites you to the next Town Hall Thursday, April 30, 2024, 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm Eastern A Preview of the...
Guest Essay By Troy Bird Image: Soujourner on Mars in 1997, which helped inspire Troy when he was 15 years old. This past April 1st,...
Category: Nonfiction Reviewed by: Douglas G. Adler Title: Space Ace: A Combat Pilot’s Journey from Vietnam to Beyond Earth Author: Robert “Hoot” Gibson Format: Hardcover/Kindle...
The 44th Annual International Space Development Conference will be held in McLean, VA, June 4-7, 2026 The National Space Society is pleased to announce that...
OPINION By Burt Dicht NSS Space Coast Correspondent Image: New Glenn Second Stage (Credit: Blue Origin) When Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission (NG-3) suffered...
